Suspect charged in fatal shooting in NW Harris County

James Hill's body was found Tuesday in the 10200 block of Old Bammel North Houston and the Tomball Parkway. (Photo by Audris Ponce)

A 18-year-old man is custody, accused of gunning down a man during a fight this week in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Roberto Ventura (Harris County SO)

Roberto Ventura, no address listed, has been charged with murder in the Feb. 24 death of James Hill, authorities said. He was being held Wednesday in the Harris County Jail under a $50,000 bond, court records show.

The fight between the two men erupted in the parking lot of Primos Food Store in the 10200 block of Old Bammel North Houston and Tomball Parkway, investigators said.

Ventura allegedly produced a pistol from his waistband and shot the victim multiple times, investigators said. He collapsed and died in a grassy area behind the store.

Harris County sheriff’s deputies found the victim’s body shortly before 5:30 p.m. while investigating reports of a shooting.

Gunfire also went into the store, shattering a side door. No one inside was reported injured, deputies said.

Dozens of people crowded into the area, including some who said they are related to the dead man.

Darrell Willis, 25, said someone called his family saying a relative was the man who had been gunned down. “We all grew up together in foster care,” Willis said.